GRE Word List

JUXTAPOSE

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).

Random words

WordMeaning
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
flushto fly away suddenly
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
artifactsa usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand